Overview

• Vance Boelter, 57, was captured after a 36-hour manhunt and faces both state and federal charges for the killings and related shootings.
• Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband, Mark, were killed in what authorities have classified as a politically motivated attack.
• Boelter is also accused of shooting State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette, in a separate incident in Champlin.
• About 1,500 people, including Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, gathered for a candlelight vigil at the State Capitol.
• Law enforcement agencies are probing Boelter’s motivations and potential extremist ties, and state leaders are reviewing security protocols for elected officials.